Friday, January 13, 2006

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Ayelet said...WHy don't you say amen when your kid makes a bracha?1/09/2006 6:30 PMThe Shulchan Orach [Or' Hachaim 215;3 see Mishna Brura 16] states that we should not say (answer) amein to a blessing made by a non-chinuch aged (under six) child , even if it was made on food , [ see my man the Aruch Hasulchan 215;2 ] . Rav YC Sonnenfeld [Shu't Salmaas Chaim;50] lowered the age restriction to any child that is aware of the concept of a blessing [ whatever that means ? ] Also , I know it is in hebrew but it is a very smooth read- please see Shu"t Yabia Omer 2;13 it is an informative piece. For everyoneelse see Artscroll's laws of brachos page 93.